Electrical cable holder

Abstract

An electrical cable holder has a holder body having a fixing device (for example, anchor part) and a fastening part positioned beneath the fixing device (for example, anchor part) for provisionally placing an electrical cable (for example, power transmission cable); and a movable arm movably supported on the holder body for fastening the electrical cable (for example, power transmission cable) provisionally placed in the fastening part, between the movable arm and the fastening part. A lock device for locking the movable arm in a fastening state, in which the electrical cable (for example, power transmission cable) is fastened by the fastening part, is provided between the movable arm and the fastening part. A stationary device for maintaining a non-fastening state is provided between the holder body and the movable arm.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electrical cable holder for fixing an electrical cable on an attachment-receiving-object, comprising:
 a holder body having a fixing device for fixing to the attachment-receiving object, a fastening part extending downwardly from one end portion thereof to form a C-shaped arc and positioned below the fixing device for placing the electrical cable thereinside, a free end of the C-shaped arc being arranged below another end portion of the holder body to maintain a gap therebetween for inserting the electrical cable therethrough, and including one of a shaft part or a shaft hole; and 
 a movable arm including another of the shaft hole or the shaft part engaging the one of the shaft part or the shaft hole of the holder body to be movably supported on the holder body for fastening the electrical cable placed in the fastening part, between the movable arm and the fastening part, 
 wherein a lock device for locking the movable arm in a fastening state where the electrical cable is fixed on the fastening part, is provided between the movable arm and the fastening part; 
 a stationary device for maintaining a non-fastening state is provided between the holder body and the movable arm; 
 the holder body includes an arm support part formed on the another end portion thereof and having a pair of support arms apart from each other to form an interval therebetween, and the movable arm includes a neck part having a width equal to or greater than the interval between the pair of support arms; and 
 the pair of support arms and the neck part form the stationary device, and the neck part is held inside the interval between the pair of support arms so that the movable arm is frictionally retained at a position away from the fastening part. 
 
     
     
       2. A combination comprising:
 the electrical cable holder according to  claim 1 , and 
 the attachment-receiving object, 
 wherein the attachment-receiving object is provided with an attachment hole for fixing the fixing device; and 
 the fixing device includes an attachment member accommodated in the attachment hole. 
 
     
     
       3. The electrical cable holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the shaft part and the shaft hole contact closely to each other in the fastening state. 
     
     
       4. The electrical cable holder according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body includes the shaft hole at the another end portion thereof, and the movable arm includes the shaft part at one end portion thereof; and
 the neck part has a reduced width at the movable arm and arranged adjacent to the shaft part, and the pair of support arms protrudes outwardly in a direction opposite to the fixed device. 
 
     
     
       5. The electrical cable holder according to  claim 4 , wherein the fastening part includes a ratchet having a plurality of tooth portions protruding from an outer surface thereof and arranged apart from each other along an outer perimeter thereof, and the movable arm includes a lock part formed at another end portion thereof and having a lock claw protruding outwardly to engage one of the plurality of tooth portions; and the ratchet of the fastening part and the lock claw form the lock device. 
     
     
       6. The electrical cable holder according to  claim 5 , wherein the fastening part includes a guide rib protruding outwardly from the outer surface thereof and formed on a center portion in a width direction thereof to bisect the plurality of tooth portions in the width direction, and the guide rib includes tapered faces formed at two side portions thereof and tapered in a direction away from the outer surface of the fastening part; and the lock part includes release arms connecting the lock claw and extending outwardly in a width direction of the movable arm such that the release arms contact the tapered faces to detach the lock claw from the one of the plurality of tooth portions. 
     
     
       7. A combination comprising:
 an electrical cable holder for fixing to an attachment-receiving object an electrical cable wired between stationary objects arranged above a structural object with a space therebetween, comprising:
 a holder body having a fixing device for fixing to the stationary object, and a fastening part positioned below the fixing device for placing the electrical cable; and 
 a movable arm supported rotatably on the holder body, for fastening the electrical cable provisionally placed in the fastening part, between the movable arm and the fastening part, 
 wherein a lock device for locking the movable arm in a fastening state, in which the electrical cable is fastened on the fastening part, is provided between the movable arm and the fastening part, and the lock device includes a ratchet formed along an outer perimeter at a lower side thereof and having a plurality of tooth portions, a lock claw bent toward the ratchet to engage one of the plurality of tooth portions of the ratchet, and a release arm connecting the lock claw; 
 the lock claw is bent from an end of the release arm; and 
 the movable arm is arranged to rotate to maintain a gap with the structural object in a state in which the movable arm is most proximal to the structural object; 
 
 the structural object and the stationary objects arranged above and spaced from the structural object, 
 wherein the structural object is a roof member; and 
 the stationary object is a solar panel or a mount for attaching the solar panel.